Discover Italian through the magic of a great teacher Fluenz Italian is based on three principles: 1) There's no substitute for a great tutor. It's often difficult to motivate yourself to learn a language on your own. Having a teacher to challenge and inspire you, while explaining exactly how the language works, makes all the difference. 2) The best way for adults to learn Italian is with explanations in English. For example, it is impossible to understand the way Italian articles are used or verbs are conjugated without a clear explanation in English. With Fluenz, a real tutor guides you in English along a path specifically designed for Italian. 3) It's best to learn the most relevant words in Italian right away. Fluenz has you handling a wide range of real-world situations right from the start. Fluenz Italian 1+2+3 Fluenz Italian 1+2+3 dramatically expands your ability with the language. While Levels 1+2 establish the strongest possible foundation in the language, Level 3 builds upon this base into areas of substantial complexity that add an impressive layer of subtlety and sophistication to your speech. You also begin to develop the ability to connect with Italian speakers around more personal topics.
Features :
- 90 sessions of up to two and one-half hours each -- the most comprehensive software application covering the first, second and third levels of Italian anywhere. Fluenz Italian 1+2+3 will guide you in English through the challenges of Italian with a proven system.
- Language tutor Sonia Gil guides you on video every step of the way, recreating a one-on-one tutoring experience, utilizing explanations in English, placing you in real-world contexts, and immersing you in the culture.
- Fluenz blends beautiful full-motion video with a range of engaging, interactive workouts to improve your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills -- including a recording engine to perfect your accent.
- Fluenz's unique approach is currently being used by elite units of the US Navy, senior personnel at the UN and UNICEF, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and students at Harvard Business School and other leading universities.
- Includes the Fluenz Italian 1, Fluenz Italian 2 and Fluenz Italian 3 DVD-ROMs, three audio CDs for additional learning, exclusive, downloadable podcasts for further practice, and the handy Fluenz Navigator for on-the-go referencing of important words and phrases.
Outstanding!
I LOVE this company! Their material is engaging, interesting, useful and FUN.
This is much more effective than any other language program I've taken.
This is much more effective than any other language program I've taken.
Buy it now! You won't be sorry.
Thumbs-Up for the Fluenz Team
This is a review of Fluenz Italian Level 3. I have in the past completed Level 1 and am mid-way through level 2. Several days ago I received an email from Fluenz inviting me to purchase the newly released level 3, so I jumped at the opportunity.
If you aren't familiar with Fluenz, they use a "live tutor" on screen combined with listening and writing workouts. There are 30 lessons at each level, each lesson taking 50-60 minutes to work through. It's a well-thought-out program that follows an easy-does-it, slow-is-better approach. The upside to this approach is that you tend to retain what you learn. The downside is that the pace is at times too slow and, since each lesson is presented exactly the same way, the fatigue factor can set in. Another shortcoming for both levels 1 & 2 is that you don't see enough of Sonia Gil, the live tutor (also one of the company founders). She is an excellent instructor, but she only has about 7 minutes of air time in each lesson.
I'm happy to say that Level 3 has addressed both of these issues. First, the tempo of the lessons has picked up considerably (of course, this is expected for a level 3 software package). Each lesson moves along briskly, but not too quickly that it leaves you behind. Secondly, Sophie Pera, the instructor for this level, is, like Sonia, a very effective instructor, and her air time for each lesson has approximately doubled over the previous two levels (about 13-15 minutes per lesson). Both of these improvements should go a long way toward maintaining student interest.
I should mention that my personal method for learning Italian is to tackle multiple software packages at once, which helps keep up my interest level. Having said that, I consider Fluenz as the "anchor" for my study efforts.
I've only examined the software for about an hour tonight, so as I start the lessons in a few weeks after completing level 2, I'll refine my review. But at this point, I can say Well Done to the Fluenz team, and I would strongly recommend this software package for anyone wanting to learn Italian.
If you aren't familiar with Fluenz, they use a "live tutor" on screen combined with listening and writing workouts. There are 30 lessons at each level, each lesson taking 50-60 minutes to work through. It's a well-thought-out program that follows an easy-does-it, slow-is-better approach. The upside to this approach is that you tend to retain what you learn. The downside is that the pace is at times too slow and, since each lesson is presented exactly the same way, the fatigue factor can set in. Another shortcoming for both levels 1 & 2 is that you don't see enough of Sonia Gil, the live tutor (also one of the company founders). She is an excellent instructor, but she only has about 7 minutes of air time in each lesson.
I'm happy to say that Level 3 has addressed both of these issues. First, the tempo of the lessons has picked up considerably (of course, this is expected for a level 3 software package). Each lesson moves along briskly, but not too quickly that it leaves you behind. Secondly, Sophie Pera, the instructor for this level, is, like Sonia, a very effective instructor, and her air time for each lesson has approximately doubled over the previous two levels (about 13-15 minutes per lesson). Both of these improvements should go a long way toward maintaining student interest.
I should mention that my personal method for learning Italian is to tackle multiple software packages at once, which helps keep up my interest level. Having said that, I consider Fluenz as the "anchor" for my study efforts.
I've only examined the software for about an hour tonight, so as I start the lessons in a few weeks after completing level 2, I'll refine my review. But at this point, I can say Well Done to the Fluenz team, and I would strongly recommend this software package for anyone wanting to learn Italian.
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